The White Ship Howard Phillips Lovecraft by H.P. Lovecraft

The White Ship Howard Phillips Lovecraft

Dream Cycle

H.P. Lovecraft

32 pages first pub 1919 (editions)

fiction classics horror short stories dark mysterious slow-paced

Description

Basil Elton, a lighthouse keeper, engages in a peculiar fantasy in which a bearded man in robes is piloting a mystical white ship which appears when the moon is full. Elton walks across the water on a bridge of moonbeams, joins the bearded man on ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 185 reviews

Moods

adventurous 60%
mysterious 60%
dark 30%
reflective 30%
challenging 20%
hopeful 10%
sad 10%
tense 10%

Pace

fast 54%
medium 27%
slow 18%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 66% | Character: 33%

Strong character development?

No: 71% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 14%

Loveable characters?

No: 57% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 14% | Yes: 14%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 71% | It's complicated: 14% | Yes: 14%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 42% | Yes: 42% | It's complicated: 14%

Average rating

3.29

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